The Heroic Experience: A Fictional Narrative

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It had been ten years since Judy and Thomas Lancaster escaped from the musty basement of the Lordorin Foundation.

Thomas resigned his tenure and the two of them went into hiding. Always in constant fear for their lives.
It had taken this long to gain new identities and resume a, somewhat, normal life. No matter what they did somewhere deep inside their souls, fear was always present.
Thomas flipped on the news and the 3D display projected the latest outcome of the overpopulation crises.
“I can’t believe that the Atlantic expedition failed again.” Thomas said has he muted the sound, “There was nothing wrong with the Water Splitters they tested. They spent years verifying they worked and as soon at it is installed, it fails. They said it was something like 300 workers died because it converted the water into a deadly gas, how is that even possible? Water is made up of, Hydrogen and oxy…” …show more content…

I just know something is going on, it is all too predic... “Thomas stopped himself, “Sorry, let’s just eat and have quite night.”
Splintered wood shot everywhere as a deafening explosion hit the front door. Thomas and Judy fell to the floor and a hand full of heavily armed men ran into the house. Three men tried to grab Thomas and he stood up immediately and began to fight back. Then a sharp swing of a metal rod cracked Thomas across the head and blood rushed out of the wound and his body fell limp.
“Thomas!” screamed Judy, as she tried to catch him as his body toppled past her onto the

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